Where does “nest” come from?

nest (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse næstr, from Proto-Germanic nēhwistaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

nest (Elfdalian): by, near

Definitions

  1. by, near

Ancestry of “nest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenæstr—
2Proto-Germanicnēhwistaznearest, closest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwistaz →